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Boen Gulf Branch - Headwaters to Buffalo River (2.6+7.8 miles)

Boen Gulf Branch, Arkansas, US

Headwaters to Buffalo River (2.6+7.8 miles)

Usual Difficulty

III-V(V+) (for normal flows)

Length

2.6 Miles

Avg. Gradient

210 fpm

Max Gradient

380 fpm

Paradise Falls

Paradise FallsPhoto by Noah Frasier taken 05/16/03

Gauge Information

River Description

Note:Jan. 2009 ice storm deposited
lots of wood in the creek, creek is currently most likely unrunnable. The
combination of Steep banks and lots of dead red oak trees (thanks to the borer beetle
infestation) tend to clog the creek with wood from time to time, so keep look out.

Gradient is for the ~2.6 miles on Boen Gulf. Must run the last 7.8 miles on the Hailstone section of the Buffalo River.

Put-in Go North on Hwy 21 for 3.5 miles from the intersection with Hwy 16 at
Edwards Junction. Park on the left (West) side of the road at a turn out near a burmed old
logging road. Work your way through the maze of old roads/trail and brush to the put-in. A GPS
and a copy of Tim Ernst's guidebook on Arkansas
Waterfalls makes this task much easier.

Take-out Hwy 21 bridge over the Buffalo at Boxley. From the put-in travel North
on Hwy 21.